''Pennington's Choice'' is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by

William Bowman William, Willie, Will, Bill, or Billy Bowman may refer to: Sportspeople * Bill Bowman (baseball) (1867–1944), American baseball player for the Chicago Colts * William Bowman (fencer) (1881–1947), American Olympic fencer * Bill Bowman (American ...

and starring

Francis X. Bushman Francis Xavier Bushman (January 10, 1883 – August 23, 1966) was an American film actor and director. His career as a matinee idol started in 1911 in the silent film ''His Friend's Wife.'' He gained a large female following and was one of the ...

and

Beverly Bayne Beverly Bayne (born Pearl Beverly Van Name; November 11, 1894 – August 18, 1982) was an American actress who appeared in silent films beginning in 1910 in Chicago, Illinois, where she worked for Essanay Studios. Early life Born in Minneapoli ...

a popular film acting team of the era. It was distributed by Metro Pictures. In audio recordings made in the early 1960s, Bushman talks about the making of and success of this film. A copy donated by the MGM survives at

George Eastman House Motion Picture Collection The George Eastman Museum Motion Picture Collection in Rochester, New York comprises about 28,000 titles, including features, shorts, documentaries, newsreels, and experimental moving images. The collection is renowned for its holdings of silent f ...

Rochester New York.

Cast

as Robert Pennington * Wellington Playter as Jules Blondeau *H. O'Dell as Louis Blondeau *William Farris as Roland Blondeau *

as Eugenia Blondeau / Marie Blondeau *

Helen Dunbar Helen Dunbar (born Katheryn Burke Lackey; October 10, 1863 – August 28, 1933) was an American theatrical performer and silent film actress. Career Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Dunbar first appeared with the Weber & Fields Stock Co ...

as Mrs. Allison *

Lester Cuneo Lester H. Cuneo (October 25, 1888 – November 1, 1925) was an American stage and silent film actor. He began acting in live theatre while still in his teens. Early years Born in Chicago, Illinois, Cuneo attended Culver Military Academy and wa ...

as Jean *Morris Cytron as Pierre * Jim Jeffries as Himself (credited as J.J. Jeffries) * Gibson Gowland as Mountain Man (uncredited) * Arthur Housman as Mountain Man (uncredited)

References

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* * 1915 films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Silent American drama films 1915 drama films Metro Pictures films Films directed by William Bowman 1910s American films {{1910s-drama-film-stub